Nuclear Weapons 233 - Risks Of Pakistani Nuclear Arsenal

       There is a great deal of international concern about Pakistan's nuclear arsenal. There are a lot of factions vying for power in Pakistan split along ethnic, religious and ideological lines. The government of Pakistan has maintained tight control over nuclear weapons but insurgents still managed to attack one of the military bases where the weapons are stored.

Nuclear Reactros 414 - China Working On Small Floating Nuclear Reactors To Deploy To Spratly Islands

       Today's blog combines technical information about a new generation of small Chinese nuclear reactors with geopolitical issues in the South China Sea. When dealing with multiple topics in a single article, there are always issues with respect to how to present the different aspect and in what order. For today, I am going to talk about the technical issues before the geopolitical issues.

Nuclear Reactors 413 - Serious Problems with Cyber Security At Nuclear Power Plants

       There have been a lot of stories lately in the press about the danger of cyberattacks on critical U.S. infrastructure. Chatham House, an international think-tank, issued a report over a year ago that gave details on fifty different incidents of hacking at nuclear power plants in different countries.

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